Ethene Synonyms

ethēn
A flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ethylene

Words Related to Ethene

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. propene
  2. alkene
  3. methylbenzene
  4. cyclohexene
  5. ethanal
  6. cyclopropane
  7. epoxide
  8. diene
  9. Diels-Alder
  10. ethylamine
  11. cycloaddition
  12. cycloalkane
  13. halogenation
  14. alkyne
  15. alkenes

Ethene Sentence Examples

  • Other bioassays have used the effects of ethene on root hair formation or leaf abscission.

  • This page guides you through the mechanism for the acid catalyzed dehydration of a simple alcohol like ethanol to give an alkene like ethene.

  • All fruits that ripen in response to ethene show a characteristic rise in respiratory rate before the ripening phase, called a climacteric.

  • In the reverse direction, this is a dehydration of ethanol to make ethene.

  • A brief summary of the manufacture of ethanol Ethanol is manufactured by reacting ethene with steam.

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